Famous Deaths Happened In 1785

Jan 03 Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. 1706) died on this day in history.  

Jan 06 Haym Salomon, dies in Phila at 44, helped finance the revolution in the year 1785.  

Jan 19 On this day in history death of jonathan Toup, English classical scholar and critic (b. 1713)  

Jan 23 In the year 1785 death of matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717)  

Feb 06 Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48 on this day in history.  

Feb 19 Johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Feb 24 Carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

Apr 14 William Whitehead, English writer (b. 1715) died in the year 1785.  

Apr 26 In the year 1785 karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40  

Apr 30 On this day in history frederick Philipse 3, land owner (Bronx, Westch & Putnam), dies at 65  

May 08 In the year 1785 pietro Longhi, painter, dies  

May 09 Franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1785.  

May 10 In the year 1785 etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36  

May 15 Karel Blazej Kopriva, composer, dies at 29 in the year 1785.  

May 23 In the year 1785 william Woollett, engraver, dies  

Jun 02 On this day in history death of jean Paul de Gua de Malves, French mathematician (b. 1713)  

Jun 05 On this day in history gottfried August Homilius, composer, dies at 71  

Jun 06 In the year 1785 johann Michael Demmler, composer, dies at 36  

Jun 25 Pierre Talon, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1785.  

Jun 27 Egbert de Free Temminck, Amsterdam regent, dies at 84 in the year 1785.  

Jun 30 On this day in history death of james Oglethorpe, English general and founder of the state of Georgia (b. 1696)  

Jul 13 In the year 1785 stephen Hopkins, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 78  

Aug 14 John William Fletcher, evangelist, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 17 Jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 21 Jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Pigeon), dies in the year 1785.  

Aug 26 On this day in history death of george Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, British soldier and politician (b. 1716)  

Oct 04 David Brearly, American statesman (b. 1703) died on this day in history.  

Oct 24 Jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1785.  

Oct 30 In the year 1785 gustaf P Creutz, Swedish diplomat/poet (Daphne), dies at 54  

Nov 18 Louis Philip I, Duke of Orléans, French soldier and writer (b. 1725) died on this day in history.  

Nov 19 In the year 1785 bernard de Bury, composer, dies at 65  

Nov 25 On this day in history death of richard Glover, British poet (b. 1712)  

Nov 28 William Whipple, merchant/judge/signer (Decl of Independ), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Dec 08 In the year 1785 antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer, dies at 68  

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Jan 04 On this day in history birth of jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector)  

Jan 04 Jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863) was born in the year 1785.  

Jan 23 On this day in history birth of carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad  

Feb 12 In the year 1785 birth of pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838)  

Feb 15 Claude Louis Marie Navier was born on this day in history.  

Feb 21 On this day in history birth of karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner)  

Mar 06 Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 07 On this day in history birth of alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed)